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Twiggy at 01:07, 22 January 2026

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	<tr><td>'''Effect:''' Allows Eel's Landing to expand into a small town and reduces tax revenues by two thrones a season</td></tr>		<tr><td>'''Effect:''' Allows Eel's Landing to expand into a small town and reduces tax revenues by two thrones a season</td></tr>
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	It's now readily apparent, even to the notoriously greedy Greywater steward, that there is absolutely no chance of them being granted ownership of the [[The_Marches_economic_interests#The_Imperial_Breadbasket\|Imperial Breadbasket]] as a reward for their role in evicting Mathilda Fisher from Bregasland. By asking for way too much, it seemed like the Household might have lost any goodwill their efforts had created. But the words of the new Throne, along with the heavy bag of coin the [[~~imperial Synod\|~~Synod]] have promised, have given the Household new hope that they might yet get some lasting benefit from their efforts. ''Margary Greywater'' is nothing if not a woman with her eye to the main chance.		It's now readily apparent, even to the notoriously greedy Greywater steward, that there is absolutely no chance of them being granted ownership of the [[The_Marches_economic_interests#The_Imperial_Breadbasket\|Imperial Breadbasket]] as a reward for their role in evicting Mathilda Fisher from Bregasland. By asking for way too much, it seemed like the Household might have lost any goodwill their efforts had created. But the words of the new Throne, along with the heavy bag of coin the [[Synod]] have promised, have given the Household new hope that they might yet get some lasting benefit from their efforts. ''Margary Greywater'' is nothing if not a woman with her eye to the main chance.

	To that end she has asked the new Throne to consider granting an Imperial charter to the "[[market town]]" of Eel's Landing in the [[Bregasland#North Fens\|North Fens]]. The proposal has raised more than a few eyebrows in Bregasland. Eel's Landing is barely a town, let alone a market town. It's so small, few people have even heard of it, and those who have - have nowt good to say about the place. It's way out in the North Fens, somewhere on the Gullet, but where exactly is a mystery to decent law-abiding folk. The shifting waters of the Fens get ever more treacherous as they meet the Gullet, and the supposed fishing village has a bad reputation as a home for smugglers, poachers and ne'er-do-wells. ''"Stolen elvers make for the Landing"'', as folks in the North Fens like to say.		To that end she has asked the new Throne to consider granting an Imperial charter to the "[[market town]]" of Eel's Landing in the [[Bregasland#North Fens\|North Fens]]. The proposal has raised more than a few eyebrows in Bregasland. Eel's Landing is barely a town, let alone a market town. It's so small, few people have even heard of it, and those who have - have nowt good to say about the place. It's way out in the North Fens, somewhere on the Gullet, but where exactly is a mystery to decent law-abiding folk. The shifting waters of the Fens get ever more treacherous as they meet the Gullet, and the supposed fishing village has a bad reputation as a home for smugglers, poachers and ne'er-do-wells. ''"Stolen elvers make for the Landing"'', as folks in the North Fens like to say.

Matt: Text replacement - "[[Imperial Senate" to "[[Senate"

2026-01-15T14:59:26Z

Text replacement - "[[Imperial Senate" to "[[Senate"

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	To create a market town requires the approval of the Throne, who will usually set the terms and conditions for the town when they grant it a charter. When [[Charter_Sarcombe_market_town\|Empress Lisabetta granted a charter to Sarcombe]] she had the [[senator]] for [[Mournwold]] raise the charter as a Senate motion to ensure its full legitimacy. If that happened here, the Senate could choose to commission the necessary work to expand the docks with the same motion.</box></div>		To create a market town requires the approval of the Throne, who will usually set the terms and conditions for the town when they grant it a charter. When [[Charter_Sarcombe_market_town\|Empress Lisabetta granted a charter to Sarcombe]] she had the [[senator]] for [[Mournwold]] raise the charter as a Senate motion to ensure its full legitimacy. If that happened here, the Senate could choose to commission the necessary work to expand the docks with the same motion.</box></div>

	It turns out that Eel's Landing happens to be on land claimed by the Greywaters, because of course it does. To achieve her goal, Margary is asking the Senate to "expand the Eel's docks", by which she means completely rebuild the crude wooden jetties and construct a new warehouse, and for all that construction to be ceded to her family to look after and benefit from. That would need a [[commission]] by the [[~~Imperial~~ Senate]], and require 6 wains of [[weirwood]], 6 wains of [[white granite]], and 36 crowns. If that happens, then it'll be enough to make the Greywaters' fortunes for as long as it lasts. And if Empress Vesna does decide to grant the "town" an Imperial Charter, then there will be no more of folks looking down their nose at the Greywaters. Well, there'll be less of it at least, and being fabulously wealthy will more than make up for the rest.		It turns out that Eel's Landing happens to be on land claimed by the Greywaters, because of course it does. To achieve her goal, Margary is asking the Senate to "expand the Eel's docks", by which she means completely rebuild the crude wooden jetties and construct a new warehouse, and for all that construction to be ceded to her family to look after and benefit from. That would need a [[commission]] by the [[Senate]], and require 6 wains of [[weirwood]], 6 wains of [[white granite]], and 36 crowns. If that happens, then it'll be enough to make the Greywaters' fortunes for as long as it lasts. And if Empress Vesna does decide to grant the "town" an Imperial Charter, then there will be no more of folks looking down their nose at the Greywaters. Well, there'll be less of it at least, and being fabulously wealthy will more than make up for the rest.

	Expanding the docks at Eel's Landing and granting the charter would be enough to turn the tiny fishing village into a small market town, albeit one with an unsavoury reputation. The Greywater Household would have been richly rewarded for their efforts on behalf of the Empire so the region would cease to be ''embittered''. However there is one small drawback; normally making a market town can help to increase taxation from a territory, as commerce and business flows to the area. In this particular case, it would ''decrease'' tax revenues by two thrones a season. Commerce and business would definitely flow to the area, ''just not to the kind that likes to pay their taxes...''		Expanding the docks at Eel's Landing and granting the charter would be enough to turn the tiny fishing village into a small market town, albeit one with an unsavoury reputation. The Greywater Household would have been richly rewarded for their efforts on behalf of the Empire so the region would cease to be ''embittered''. However there is one small drawback; normally making a market town can help to increase taxation from a territory, as commerce and business flows to the area. In this particular case, it would ''decrease'' tax revenues by two thrones a season. Commerce and business would definitely flow to the area, ''just not to the kind that likes to pay their taxes...''

Twiggy at 22:03, 24 September 2025

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	To that end she has asked the new Throne to consider granting an Imperial charter to the "[[market town]]" of Eel's Landing in the [[Bregasland#North Fens\|North Fens]]. The proposal has raised more than a few eyebrows in Bregasland. Eel's Landing is barely a town, let alone a market town. It's so small, few people have even heard of it, and those who have - have nowt good to say about the place. It's way out in the North Fens, somewhere on the Gullet, but where exactly is a mystery to decent law-abiding folk. The shifting waters of the Fens get ever more treacherous as they meet the Gullet, and the supposed fishing village has a bad reputation as a home for smugglers, poachers and ne'er-do-wells. ''"Stolen elvers make for the Landing"'', as folks in the North Fens like to say.		To that end she has asked the new Throne to consider granting an Imperial charter to the "[[market town]]" of Eel's Landing in the [[Bregasland#North Fens\|North Fens]]. The proposal has raised more than a few eyebrows in Bregasland. Eel's Landing is barely a town, let alone a market town. It's so small, few people have even heard of it, and those who have - have nowt good to say about the place. It's way out in the North Fens, somewhere on the Gullet, but where exactly is a mystery to decent law-abiding folk. The shifting waters of the Fens get ever more treacherous as they meet the Gullet, and the supposed fishing village has a bad reputation as a home for smugglers, poachers and ne'er-do-wells. ''"Stolen elvers make for the Landing"'', as folks in the North Fens like to say.
	<div style="float: right; width: 50%; max-width: 500px; clear: right; margin-left: 10px;"><box>		<div style="float: right; width: 50%; max-width: 500px; clear: right; margin-left: 10px;"><box>
	To create a market town requires the approval of the Throne, who will usually set the terms and conditions for the town when they grant it a charter. When [[Charter_Sarcombe_market_town\|Empress ~~Lizabetta~~ granted a charter to Sarcombe]] she had the [[senator]] for [[Mournwold]] raise the charter as a Senate motion to ensure its full legitimacy. If that happened here, the Senate could choose to commission the necessary work to expand the docks with the same motion.</box></div>		To create a market town requires the approval of the Throne, who will usually set the terms and conditions for the town when they grant it a charter. When [[Charter_Sarcombe_market_town\|Empress Lisabetta granted a charter to Sarcombe]] she had the [[senator]] for [[Mournwold]] raise the charter as a Senate motion to ensure its full legitimacy. If that happened here, the Senate could choose to commission the necessary work to expand the docks with the same motion.</box></div>

	It turns out that Eel's Landing happens to be on land claimed by the Greywaters, because of course it does. To achieve her goal, Margary is asking the Senate to "expand the Eel's docks", by which she means completely rebuild the crude wooden jetties and construct a new warehouse, and for all that construction to be ceded to her family to look after and benefit from. That would need a [[commission]] by the [[Imperial Senate]], and require 6 wains of [[weirwood]], 6 wains of [[white granite]], and 36 crowns. If that happens, then it'll be enough to make the Greywaters' fortunes for as long as it lasts. And if Empress Vesna does decide to grant the "town" an Imperial Charter, then there will be no more of folks looking down their nose at the Greywaters. Well, there'll be less of it at least, and being fabulously wealthy will more than make up for the rest.		It turns out that Eel's Landing happens to be on land claimed by the Greywaters, because of course it does. To achieve her goal, Margary is asking the Senate to "expand the Eel's docks", by which she means completely rebuild the crude wooden jetties and construct a new warehouse, and for all that construction to be ceded to her family to look after and benefit from. That would need a [[commission]] by the [[Imperial Senate]], and require 6 wains of [[weirwood]], 6 wains of [[white granite]], and 36 crowns. If that happens, then it'll be enough to make the Greywaters' fortunes for as long as it lasts. And if Empress Vesna does decide to grant the "town" an Imperial Charter, then there will be no more of folks looking down their nose at the Greywaters. Well, there'll be less of it at least, and being fabulously wealthy will more than make up for the rest.

Twiggy at 19:57, 9 August 2025

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	"Er... well. When the Imperatrix granted a charter to Sarcombe she recognised their expertise in the field of Mining. She gave them the right to create a permanent trading post for metals and granted them license to charge handling fees to benefit the town's citizens. Folks will ask... what you feel Eel's Landing has to offer..."		"Er... well. When the Imperatrix granted a charter to Sarcombe she recognised their expertise in the field of Mining. She gave them the right to create a permanent trading post for metals and granted them license to charge handling fees to benefit the town's citizens. Folks will ask... what you feel Eel's Landing has to offer..."

	His voice trailed of. The steward was reported to have a nasty temper. She rarely raised her voice by all accounts, but it was claimed that her pupils went completely white when she was angry. It was gossip's ~~nonsence~~ of course, people spread all sorts of nasty rumours about the Greywaters.		His voice trailed of. The steward was reported to have a nasty temper. She rarely raised her voice by all accounts, but it was claimed that her pupils went completely white when she was angry. It was gossip's nonsense of course, people spread all sorts of nasty rumours about the Greywaters.

	A pair of predatory eyes fixed him with an icy glare and there was a long pause pregnant with hostility. Finally the woman spoke.		A pair of predatory eyes fixed him with an icy glare and there was a long pause pregnant with hostility. Finally the woman spoke.

GuiltyConscience: /* Resolution */

2025-05-12T12:09:19Z

Resolution

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	* '''The Imperial Senate agreed to the expansion of Eel's Landing and granted the town a charter'''		* '''The Imperial Senate agreed to the expansion of Eel's Landing and granted the town a charter'''
	* '''The embittered mood of the Greywaters has abated'''		* '''The embittered mood of the Greywaters has abated'''
	The Imperial Senate passed a motion [[Construct_Eels_Landing\|agreeing to expand Eel's Landing]] and ~~granting~~ the small port a charter as a market town. Imperial taxation has been reduced by two thrones as a result, but the Greywaters and their allies are well pleased with themselves. The embittered spirit is gone from the territory.</onlyinclude>		The Imperial Senate passed a motion [[Construct_Eels_Landing\|agreeing to expand Eel's Landing]] and granted the small port a charter as a market town. Imperial taxation has been reduced by two thrones as a result, but the Greywaters and their allies are well pleased with themselves. The embittered spirit is gone from the territory.</onlyinclude>

	==Further Reading==		==Further Reading==

GuiltyConscience: /* Eel's Landing */

2025-05-12T12:08:31Z

Eel's Landing

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	To that end she has asked the new Throne to consider granting an Imperial charter to the "[[market town]]" of Eel's Landing in the [[Bregasland#North Fens\|North Fens]]. The proposal has raised more than a few eyebrows in Bregasland. Eel's Landing is barely a town, let alone a market town. It's so small, few people have even heard of it, and those who have - have nowt good to say about the place. It's way out in the North Fens, somewhere on the Gullet, but where exactly is a mystery to decent law-abiding folk. The shifting waters of the Fens get ever more treacherous as they meet the Gullet, and the supposed fishing village has a bad reputation as a home for smugglers, poachers and ne'er-do-wells. ''"Stolen elvers make for the Landing"'', as folks in the North Fens like to say.		To that end she has asked the new Throne to consider granting an Imperial charter to the "[[market town]]" of Eel's Landing in the [[Bregasland#North Fens\|North Fens]]. The proposal has raised more than a few eyebrows in Bregasland. Eel's Landing is barely a town, let alone a market town. It's so small, few people have even heard of it, and those who have - have nowt good to say about the place. It's way out in the North Fens, somewhere on the Gullet, but where exactly is a mystery to decent law-abiding folk. The shifting waters of the Fens get ever more treacherous as they meet the Gullet, and the supposed fishing village has a bad reputation as a home for smugglers, poachers and ne'er-do-wells. ''"Stolen elvers make for the Landing"'', as folks in the North Fens like to say.
	<div style="float: right; width: 50%; max-width: 500px; clear: right; margin-left: 10px;"><box>		<div style="float: right; width: 50%; max-width: 500px; clear: right; margin-left: 10px;"><box>
	To create a market town requires the approval of the Throne, who will usually set the terms and conditions for the town when they grant it a charter. When [[Charter_Sarcombe_market_town\|Empress Lizabetta granted a charter to Sarcombe]] she had the [[senator]] for [[Mournwold]] raise the charter as a Senate motion to ensure its full legitimacy. If that happened here, the Senate could ~~chose~~ to commission the necessary work to expand the docks with the same motion.</box></div>		To create a market town requires the approval of the Throne, who will usually set the terms and conditions for the town when they grant it a charter. When [[Charter_Sarcombe_market_town\|Empress Lizabetta granted a charter to Sarcombe]] she had the [[senator]] for [[Mournwold]] raise the charter as a Senate motion to ensure its full legitimacy. If that happened here, the Senate could choose to commission the necessary work to expand the docks with the same motion.</box></div>

	It turns out that Eel's Landing happens to be on land claimed by the Greywaters, because of course it does. To achieve her goal, Margary is asking the Senate to "expand the Eel's docks", by which she means completely rebuild the crude wooden jetties and construct a new warehouse, and for all that construction to be ceded to her family to look after and benefit from. That would need a [[commission]] by the [[Imperial Senate]], and require 6 wains of [[weirwood]], 6 wains of [[white granite]], and 36 crowns. If that happens, then it'll be enough to make the Greywaters' fortunes for as long as it lasts. And if Empress Vesna does decide to grant the "town" an Imperial Charter, then there will be no more of folks looking down their nose at the Greywaters. Well, there'll be less of it at least, and being fabulously wealthy will more than make up for the rest.		It turns out that Eel's Landing happens to be on land claimed by the Greywaters, because of course it does. To achieve her goal, Margary is asking the Senate to "expand the Eel's docks", by which she means completely rebuild the crude wooden jetties and construct a new warehouse, and for all that construction to be ceded to her family to look after and benefit from. That would need a [[commission]] by the [[Imperial Senate]], and require 6 wains of [[weirwood]], 6 wains of [[white granite]], and 36 crowns. If that happens, then it'll be enough to make the Greywaters' fortunes for as long as it lasts. And if Empress Vesna does decide to grant the "town" an Imperial Charter, then there will be no more of folks looking down their nose at the Greywaters. Well, there'll be less of it at least, and being fabulously wealthy will more than make up for the rest.

	Expanding the docks at Eel's Landing and granting the charter would be enough to turn the tiny fishing village into a small market town, albeit one with an unsavoury reputation. The Greywater Household would have been richly rewarded for their efforts on behalf of the Empire so the region would cease to be ''embittered''. However there is one small drawback; normally making a market town can help to increase taxation from a territory, as commerce and business flows to the area. In this particular case, it would ''decrease'' tax revenues by two thrones a season. Commerce and business would definitely flow to the area, ''just not the kind that likes to pay their taxes...''		Expanding the docks at Eel's Landing and granting the charter would be enough to turn the tiny fishing village into a small market town, albeit one with an unsavoury reputation. The Greywater Household would have been richly rewarded for their efforts on behalf of the Empire so the region would cease to be ''embittered''. However there is one small drawback; normally making a market town can help to increase taxation from a territory, as commerce and business flows to the area. In this particular case, it would ''decrease'' tax revenues by two thrones a season. Commerce and business would definitely flow to the area, ''just not to the kind that likes to pay their taxes...''

	Whether honest Bregas want to somewhere like ~~Eels~~ Landing become a place on the map is another matter. It would certainly add to the "rich" character of the territory, but perhaps not in a way that everyone would prefer.		Whether honest Bregas want somewhere like Eel's Landing to become a place on the map is another matter. It would certainly add to the "rich" character of the territory, but perhaps not in a way that everyone would prefer.

	==Resolution==		==Resolution==

Rafferty: /* Resolution */

2024-07-22T19:05:51Z

Resolution

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	==Resolution==		==Resolution==
	<~~includeonly~~>		<onlyinclude>
	* '''The Imperial Senate agreed to the expansion of Eel's Landing and granted the town a charter'''		* '''The Imperial Senate agreed to the expansion of Eel's Landing and granted the town a charter'''
	* '''The embittered mood of the Greywaters has abated'''		* '''The embittered mood of the Greywaters has abated'''
	The Imperial Senate passed a motion [[Construct_Eels_Landing\|agreeing to expand Eel's Landing]] and granting the small port a charter as a market town. Imperial taxation has been reduced by two thrones as a result, but the Greywaters and their allies are well pleased with themselves. The embittered spirit is gone from the territory.</~~includeonly~~>		The Imperial Senate passed a motion [[Construct_Eels_Landing\|agreeing to expand Eel's Landing]] and granting the small port a charter as a market town. Imperial taxation has been reduced by two thrones as a result, but the Greywaters and their allies are well pleased with themselves. The embittered spirit is gone from the territory.</onlyinclude>

	==Further Reading==		==Further Reading==

Rafferty: /* Resolution */

2024-07-22T19:04:10Z

Resolution

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	==Resolution==		==Resolution==
			<includeonly>
	* '''The Imperial Senate agreed to the expansion of Eel's Landing and granted the town a charter'''		* '''The Imperial Senate agreed to the expansion of Eel's Landing and granted the town a charter'''
	* '''The embittered mood of the Greywaters has abated'''		* '''The embittered mood of the Greywaters has abated'''
			The Imperial Senate passed a motion [[Construct_Eels_Landing\|agreeing to expand Eel's Landing]] and granting the small port a charter as a market town. Imperial taxation has been reduced by two thrones as a result, but the Greywaters and their allies are well pleased with themselves. The embittered spirit is gone from the territory.</includeonly>
	The Imperial Senate passed a motion [[Construct_Eels_Landing\|agreeing to expand Eel's Landing]] and granting the small port a charter as a market town. Imperial taxation has been reduced by two thrones as a result, but the Greywaters and their allies are well pleased with themselves. The embittered spirit is gone from the territory.

	==Further Reading==		==Further Reading==

Matt at 19:02, 22 July 2024

2024-07-22T19:02:33Z

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	Whether honest Bregas want to somewhere like Eels Landing become a place on the map is another matter. It would certainly add to the "rich" character of the territory, but perhaps not in a way that everyone would prefer.		Whether honest Bregas want to somewhere like Eels Landing become a place on the map is another matter. It would certainly add to the "rich" character of the territory, but perhaps not in a way that everyone would prefer.

			==Resolution==
			* '''The Imperial Senate agreed to the expansion of Eel's Landing and granted the town a charter'''
			* '''The embittered mood of the Greywaters has abated'''

			The Imperial Senate passed a motion [[Construct_Eels_Landing\|agreeing to expand Eel's Landing]] and granting the small port a charter as a market town. Imperial taxation has been reduced by two thrones as a result, but the Greywaters and their allies are well pleased with themselves. The embittered spirit is gone from the territory.

	==Further Reading==		==Further Reading==

Hailmur: /* Further Reading */

2024-07-04T21:01:55Z

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	* [[Promising light]] - the Empire-wide effects of the Throne's address		* [[Promising light]] - the Empire-wide effects of the Throne's address
	* [[The three pillars]] - the impact of the Empress Vesna's address in Spiral		* [[The three pillars]] - the impact of the Empress Vesna's address in Spiral
	* [[Little ~~Mercy~~]] - the latest developments in the Barrens		* [[Little mercy]] - the latest developments in the Barrens